Unique hair-styling system and method

ABSTRACT

A hair fashioner for styling hair comprises at least one base, at least one bundler, and at least one attacher. The at least one attacher attaches the at least one bundler to the at least one base at at least one predetermined location thereon to define at least one opening therebetween for hair to be bundled therein. Further, if desired, the hair fashioner comprises at least one of the following disposed at at least one predetermined location thereon: at least one separate bundler to bundle hair, at least one retainer for securing hair, at least one coupler for coupling the at least one base to secure hair therebetween, and at least one operator for a user to hold on to operate the hair fashioner.

REFERENCE TO PREVIOUSLY FILED PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION

Provisional Patent Application No. 60/488,830 was filed on Jul. 21, 2003for this patent application.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application is for unique hair fashioner and unique hair method,which are the ramification of my invention in U.S. Pat. No. 5,833,335,filed Jan. 12, 1998 (For examples, please refer to FIGS. 1, 7A, 10F,10H, 10G 12F, 12H, 14E, 14P, 14Q, etc. in the above-mentioned patent).The unique hair fashioner of the present invention, with their uniquebundler(s), can:

-   -   Bundle hair up uniquely to prevent hair from going astray;    -   Lift hair up uniquely to create gap(s) to create hair volume;    -   Prevent hair from falling apart while styling hair; and    -   Interlock hair to prevent unique, attractive hair styles from        undoing.

The present invention creates new, unique, and attractive hair stylesnever possible before. Therefore, the present invention teaches awayfrom all the prior arts heretofore.

The difference of the present invention, compared to my above-mentionedinvention, is:

-   -   In this application, base or bundler bridges the gap between        opposite hair locks to bundle and lift hair therebetween,        creating u-shape-hair-lock style (e.g., as in FIGS. 6H, 22A-22C,        23C, 29, etc., in this application).    -   In my above-mentioned patent, no base nor bundler bridges the        gap between opposite hair locks to bundle and lift hair        therebetween, creating parallel-hair-lock style (e.g., as in        FIGS. 8D, 8G, 8J, 12K etc., in my above-mentioned patent).

BACKGROUND

Hair styling is an important part of personal grooming and appearance.Much time and money are spent preparing the appearance of a person'shair. An entire industry has developed full of products and services tofulfill this demand. As the pace of life continues to accelerate, ashair styles continue to evolve, and as financial pressures are felteverywhere, there is an ever-increasing demand for quicker, easier, andmore cost-effective hair styles which are new, unique, and attractive.

Also, there is an ever-increasing desire to create easy andtime-efficient hair-styling devices so that the new, unique, andattractive hair styles can be changed easily within the day fordifferent situations and for reflecting the mood of a user without theneed for attending a professional salon.

Further, also there is an ever-increasing desire for:

-   -   eliminating the problem of headaches caused by pressure against        the head when the head is used as a securing means to secure the        hair styles and hair-styling devices which push and pull against        a user's head, and may cause unnecessary hair damage and        headache during or after repeated or periodic uses;    -   eliminating the problem of stray hair strands;    -   eliminating the problem of hair styles which gradually come        undone when secured with devices such as pins, clips, the likes,        the others, or the equivalents.

Therefore, a need exists for versatile, inexpensive, compact,comfortable, self-secured, easy and quick-to-use devices and methodswhich can be applied for extended periods without damaging hair orcausing headache, and which assist in the creation of many new, unique,attractive hair styles which look professional, yet require a minimumamount of time, money, and storage space.

Up until this time, many inventions have introduced a number ofdifferent hair-styling devices and methods. However, all theseinventions teach either how to use a user's head as a securing means tosecure each of the desired hair styles, or how to use additionalhair-holding devices such as pins, clips, the likes, the others, or theequivalents to secure each of the desired hair styles. All theseinventions have a numerous disadvantages. Therefore, all theseinventions teach away from the present invention.

The hair-styling devices and methods in U.S. Pat. No. 5,494,059 issuedFeb. 27, 1996, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,303,723 issued Apr. 19, 1994, and inU.S. Pat. No. 5,499,638 issued Mar. 19, 1996 facilitate incorporating ahair lock with a hair-styling device, and rolling the hair-stylingdevice on one side of the hair lock toward a user's head to wind thehair lock around the hair-styling device until the hair lock is tightagainst the head. Then, one of the following techniques 1) and 2) isapplied to secure the hair lock independently:

1) First technique, using a user's head as a securing means:

Two ends of the device are bent around and brought together on theopposite side of the hair lock, and are twisted together to secure thedesired hair style; or at least one end of the device is bent around tothe opposite side of the hair lock enclosing the hair lock to secure thedesired hair style.

As the result, the unwinding force of the tightly-wound hair lockunrolls the device and the bent-around end or ends of the device. Thus,the bent-around end or ends of the device push against a user's head. Auser's head acts as a securing means, blocking and preventing thebent-around end or ends of the device from unrolling, to secure thedevice and the desired hair style. Therefore, the unwinding force of thetightly-wound hair lock creates a considerable pressure against a user'shead.

These disadvantages, during or after repeated or periodic uses, resultin:

-   -   blocking the blood flowing under a user's head skin;    -   causing undue pain, discomfort, and headache;

2) Second technique, using additional hair-holding devices such as pins,clips, the likes, the others, or the equivalents:

Additional hair holding devices such as pins, clips, the likes, theothers, or the equivalents are then inserted around or along thehair-styling device to secure the desired hair style. This techniquecreates numerous disadvantages during or after repeated or periodicuses, as follows:

-   -   additional hair-holding devices such as pins, clips, the likes,        the others, or the equivalents are unsightly, are subject to        losing the section of hair intended to be held, pull on the hair        and the hair roots, and therefore damage the hair;    -   the desired hair style undoes and stray hair strands appear,        messing up and diminishing the desired hair style, and often        requiring the desired hair style to be redone many times over        for each periodic use;    -   the desired hair style undoes itself, sags down, looks        unfinished and therefore unsightly;    -   additional facilities are needed to manufacture additional        hair-holding devices such as pins,    -   hair clips, the likes, the others, or the equivalents, and these        costs are passed along to users.

Therefore, all these inventions teach away from the present invention.

Further, in order for these hair-styling devices to be bent around thehair lock to secure a desired hair style, these devices have to be madesubstantially longer than the width of the hair roll of the desiredstyle. Further, in order to add fullness to a desired hair style, thesehair-styling devices have to be made substantially large in diameter.Further, in order to use these hair-styling devices with enough hair tosufficiently cover these devices and to efficiently secure a desiredhair style in place, a user has to have substantially long and thickhair. The longer and larger hair-styling devices create additionaldisadvantages of extra material, larger molds, extra weight, extrastorage space, extra manufacturing costs, and the requirement of havingsubstantially long and thick hair. Therefore, all these inventions teachaway from the present invention. Further, the hair-styling devices andmethods in U.S. Pat. No. 5,842,482 issued Dec. 1, 1998; U.S. Pat. No.6,354,307 issued Mar. 12, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 5,979,467 issued Nov. 9,1999; U.S. Pat. No. 5,842,485 issued Dec. 1, 1998; U.S. Pat. No.5,494,060 issued Feb. 27, 1996; U.S. Pat. No. 6,189,544 issued Feb. 20,2001; U.S. Pat. No. 5,549,127 issued Aug. 27, 1996; U.S. Pat. No.6,135,125 issued Oct. 24, 2000; U.S. Pat. No. 6,189,542 issued Feb. 20,2001; U.S. Pat. No. 6,142,159 issued Nov. 7, 2000; U.S. Pat. No.5,964,228 issued Oct. 12, 1999; U.S. Pat. No. 5,664,591 issued Sep. 9,1997; U.S. Pat. No. 6,209,549 issued Apr. 3, 2001; U.S. Pat. No.2,133,145 issued Oct. 11, 1938; U.S. Pat. No. 2,459,926 issued Jan. 25,1949; and U.S. Pat. No. 2,998,015 issued Aug. 29, 1961 teach a user touse the hair-styling devices to style hair:

-   -   without any bundler to bundle hair up uniquely to prevent hair        from going astray and to prevent the hair-styling devices from        sliding off hair, and therefore to eliminate the needs for redo        the hair style again and again;    -   without any bundler to lift hair up uniquely to create gaps to        create hair volume;    -   without any bundler to prevent hair from falling apart while        styling hair to create new, unique, and attractive hair styles,        never possible before; and    -   without any bundler to interlock hair to prevent unique,        attractive hair styles from undoing, so that hair interacts with        itself and is self-secured.

Therefore, all these inventions teach away from the present invention.

Further, the above-mentioned inventions teach a user how to use thehair-styling devices to secure hair tightly against a user's hair orhead. This technique creates numerous disadvantages during or afterrepeated or periodic uses, as follows:

-   -   the hair-styling devices will cut and/or damage hair.    -   the hair-styling devices will pull on hair, damage hair root,        and create unhealthy hair.    -   the hair-styling devices will poke head, block blood flow under        skin, causing health problem.        Therefore, all these inventions teach away from the present        invention.

Further, in order to handle a spring and levers, the hair-stylingdevices in the above-mentioned inventions must be stiff and made ofmaterial, such as plastic, metal, etc. Therefore, it is slippery, andcan not hold onto hair well. As a result, the desired hair style undoesand stray hair strands appear, messing up and diminishing the desiredhair style, and often requiring the desired hair style to be redone manytimes over for each periodic or extended use. Therefore, all theseinventions teach away from the present invention.

OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES

In contrast to all the above-mention inventions and all prior artsheretofore, several objects and advantages of the unique hair fashionerof the present invention are:

The unique hair fashioner and unique hair method, with their uniquebundler(s), can:

-   -   Bundle hair up uniquely to prevent hair from going astray;    -   Lift hair up uniquely to create gap(s) to create hair volume;    -   Prevent hair from falling apart while styling hair; and    -   Interlock hair to prevent unique, attractive hair styles from        undoing.

The present invention creates new, unique, and attractive hair stylesnever possible before. Therefore, the present invention teaches awayfrom all the prior arts heretofore.

The hair fashioner of the present invention can create a wide variety ofnew, unique, and attractive hair styles never possible before.

The hair fashioner of the present invention can interlock at least onehair lock. Therefore, hair interacts with itself, is self-secured, andis prevented from going astray. As a result, The hair fashioner of thepresent invention:

-   -   eliminates the pressure created by the hair-styling devices of        the above-mentioned inventions pushing against a user's head to        secure desired hair styles;    -   eliminates the need for using additional hair-holding devices        such as pins, hair clips, the likes, the others, or the        equivalents to secure desired hair styles;    -   eliminates undue cost for additional facilities to manufacture        additional hair-holding devices such as pins, hair clips, the        likes, the others, or the equivalents.    -   eliminates undue pain, headaches, and the cost of medical        treatment for these problems.

Therefore, the present invention teaches away from all the prior artsheretofore.

The hair fashioner of the present invention can solve all thedisadvantages of all the prior arts heretofore. It can interlock hair sothat hair interacts with itself and is self-secured, eliminating theneed to make the hair fashioner longer than the width of each hair lockof desired hair styles to secure the desired hair styles. Therefore, thehair fashioner can be highly compact, saving additional materials,weights, times, spaces, and costs.

The hair fashioner of the present invention uses at least one bundler(for example, an elastic band) to bundle and lift hair up, to creategap(s) between hair and a user's head to create hair volume. As aresult, it eliminates the need for large, bulky, long, cumbersomehair-styling devices. It also eliminates the need for thick, long hairto create hair volume. Therefore, the present invention teaches awayfrom all the prior arts heretofore.

Any part and/or portion of the hair fashioner of the present inventioncan stay away from a user's head, to create gap(s) between hair and auser's head to create hair volume. Thus, it eliminates the need forlarge, bulky, long, cumbersome hair-styling devices. It also eliminatesthe need for thick, long hair to create hair volume. Therefore, thepresent invention teaches away from all the prior arts heretofore.

The hair fashioner of the present invention can be worn on a user'shead, partially or fully hidden or exposed (e.g., as an ornament),without causing headache or damaging hair.

The hair fashioner of the present invention can be made of material(s),which is capable of being bent, twisted, or reconfigured into a widevariety of different shapes repeatedly without fracturing, to form avariety of new, unique, and attractive hair styles.

The hair fashioner of the present invention eliminates the need foradditional hair holding devices such as pins, hair clips, the likes, theothers, or the equivalents to secure the desired hair styles. Therefore,there is no stray hair strands and the hair styles do not come undone,nor sag down, nor look unfinished throughout repeated or periodic uses.As a result, the hair fashioner of the present invention:

-   -   eliminates the need for additional facilities to manufacture        additional hair-holding devices such as pins, hair clips, the        likes, the others, or the equivalents;    -   eliminates undue additional costs involved, which will        eventually be passed down to users;

The hair fashioner of the present invention can be worn, floating overor resting on a user's head. The hair fashioner of the present inventioncan create unique, attractive hair styles:

-   -   a) which can be loose so that hair gracefully drapes into        relaxed styles; and/or    -   b) which can be tight so that hair sleekly forms into active        styles.

The hair fashioner of the present invention can create a wide variety ofnew, unique, and attractive hair styles, at least one hair tail and/orat least one hair loop of each of which is partially or fully hidden orexposed.

The hair fashioner of the present invention can, further, comprise atleast one artificial and/or real hair lock (for example, bundled to anyof the unique, attractive hair styles).

The hair fashioner of the present invention can be used easily andquickly by persons of almost any age to create new, unique, attractivehair styles:

-   -   which are free of stray hair strands, look professional, and are        secured in place throughout repeated or periodic uses;    -   which can be changed easily within the day for different        situations and/or for reflecting the different moods of a user        without the needs for attending professional salons.

The hair fashioner of the present invention is versatile, inexpensive,compact, comfortable, light, and easy and quick to use:

-   -   It can fasten any hair lock at any section thereof.    -   It can create unique, attractive hair styles, the hair of which        can be worn relaxed or tight.    -   It can, further, comprise at least one of the following,        attached or integrated thereto, at at least one predetermined        location thereon, in at least one predetermined direction        therefrom: relief, opening, recess, inscription, carving, decal,        decoration, ornament, printing, embossing, device (for example,        scarf), add-on artificial or real hair, the like, the other, the        equivalent, or a combination of at least two of the above.

Therefore, the present invention teaches away from all the prior artsheretofore.

Other objects and advantages of the hair fashioner of the presentinvention will become apparent from considering the ensuing drawings anddescriptions.

SUMMARY

The hair fashioner of the present invention can be made of material(s),which, partially or fully, is plasticized, non-plasticized, metallic,non-metallic, rigid, semi-rigid, resilient, non-resilient, flexible,non-flexible, stretchable, non-stretchable, elastic, non-elastic,twistable, non-twistable, reconfigurable, non-reconfigurable, bendable,non-bendable, the like, the other, the equivalent, or a combination ofat least two of the above:

-   -   For example, the hair fashioner can be made of at least one of        the following materials: copper, bronze, steel, paper, leather,        iron, rubber, foam, cork, metal, cardboard, wood, fabric,        cotton, vinyl, nylon, plastic, polypropylene, aluminum, tin, the        like, the other, the equivalent, or a combination of at least        two of the above.    -   For example, the hair fashioner can be made, partially or fully,        of material which is capable of being bent, reconfigured, and/or        twisted repeatedly without fracturing.

The unique hair fashioner can:

-   -   Bundle hair up uniquely to prevent hair from going astray;    -   Lift hair up uniquely to create gap(s) to create hair volume;    -   Prevent hair from falling apart while styling hair; and    -   Interlock hair to prevent unique, attractive hair styles from        undoing.

The present invention creates new, unique, and attractive hair stylesnever possible before. Therefore, the present invention teaches awayfrom all the prior arts heretofore.

Structure

The unique hair fashioner can style at least one hair lock, for eachunique, attractive hair style.

The unique hair fashioner can be worn, floating over or resting on auser's head.

The unique hair fashioner comprises securer(s), bundler(s), and/orattacher(s), as follows:

1) The Securer(s):

Any securer can comprise at least one of the following:

-   -   a) Base(s), disposed at predetermined location(s) on the hair        fashioner; and/or    -   b) Retainer(s), disposed at predetermined location(s) on the        hair fashioner; and/or    -   c) Operator(s), disposed at predetermined location(s) on the        hair fashioner; and/or    -   d) Coupler(s), disposed at predetermined location(s) on the hair        fashioner.

Any securer is for securing hair.

2) The Bundler(s):

Any bundler can comprise:

-   -   a) a device, separate from or attached or integrated to the hair        fashioner, at predetermined location(s) thereon; and/or    -   b) a part and/or portion of the hair fashioner.

Any bundler is for securing hair, by:

-   -   Bundling hair up uniquely to prevent hair from going astray;    -   Lifting hair up uniquely to create gap(s) to create hair volume;    -   Preventing hair from falling apart while styling hair; and    -   Interlocking hair to prevent unique, attractive hair styles from        undoing.        (Note: Any bundler can partially or fully wrap around hair. When        hair locks are bundled oppositely, they interlock. Hair can be        styled to have at least one hair loop and/or at least one hair        tail. Any bundler and/or any base and/or any retainer can secure        hair and/or any other bunder(s))        3) The Attacher(s):

Any attacher can comprise:

-   -   a) a device, separate from or attached or integrated to the hair        fashioner, at predetermined location(s) thereon; and/or    -   b) a part and/or portion of the hair fashioner.

Any attacher is for attaching or integrating any part(s) and/orportion(s) of the hair fashioner to each other, releasably orpermanently.

Operation

The unique hair method can comprise at least one of the three followingsteps:

-   -   1) Bundling at least one hair lock, at least once;    -   2) Disposing at least one hair lock, at least once; and    -   3) securing at least one hair lock, at least once.        -   (Note: a) Any hair lock can be bundled, at least once.            -   For example, a hair lock can be bundled three times:                once before steps 2) and 3), once between steps 2) and                3), and once after steps 2) and 3);        -   b) Any hair lock can be disposed, at least once.            -   For example, a hair lock can be disposed two times, at                any times;        -   c) Any hair lock can be secured, at least once.            -   For example, a hair lock can be secured once, twice,                etc., at any time.)        -   (Note: Any hair lock can be braided, twisted, or a            combination thereof, at any time.)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates the bottom view of the hair fashioner.

FIG. 2 illustrates the top view of the hair fashioner.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C illustrate the dispositions of an elastic section.

FIG. 4A illustrates bundling a hair lock into a hair loop.

FIGS. 4B, 4C, and 4D illustrate three unique hair styles.

FIG. 5A illustrates bundling a hair lock into a hair tail.

FIGS. 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, and 5F illustrate five unique hair styles.

FIG. 6A illustrates bundling two head-side hair locks into a hair loop.

FIGS. 6B and 6C illustrate bundling two hair locks into two hair tails.

FIGS. 6D-6K illustrate a variety of unique hair styles.

FIG. 7A illustrates hair being bundled and lifted up.

FIG. 7B illustrates a prior-art securer with the problem of hair goingastray.

FIG. 7C illustrates a prior-art method of styling hair.

FIG. 7D illustrates the unique hair method of styling hair.

FIGS. 8A. 8B, and 8C illustrate equivalent fashioners, equivalent to thehair fashioner.

FIGS. 8D and 8E illustrate the cross sections of interleaved ridges,teeth, and/or hooks.

FIG. 8F illustrates a separate snap-locking pin.

FIG. 9 illustrates an unique hair style with two twisted hair locks.

FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate equivalent fashioners, equivalent to thehair fashioner.

FIG. 11 illustrates the end view of a securer with a plurality of toothrows.

FIGS. 12A and 12B illustrate two levers, each having the shape of atleast one petal.

FIG. 13 illustrates the hair fashioner having two elastic loops,

FIGS. 14A and 14B illustrate the hair fashioner having an elastic loop.

FIG. 15 illustrates the hair fashioner, with two elastic sectionscrossing each other.

FIG. 16 illustrates a securer, with an elastic loop hidden therein.

FIGS. 17A and 17B illustrate two equivalent fashioners, equivalent tothe hair fashioner.

FIG. 18 illustrates an elastic section wrapped around a hair lock.

FIG. 19 illustrates one way an elastic loop is hooked on and/or througha securer.

FIG. 20 illustrates one way three elastic loops are hooked on and/orthrough a securer.

FIG. 21 illustrates an unique hair style with its hair tail disposedhorizontally.

FIGS. 22A, 22B, and 22C illustrate different views of two unique hairstyles.

FIGS. 23A-23D, 24A-24D, 25A-25G illustrate equivalent fashioners andunique hair styles.

FIGS. 26A-26H illustrate examples of equivalent shapes of parts of thehair fashioner.

FIGS. 27A-27D illustrate examples of equivalent fashioners.

FIGS. 28 and 29 illustrate examples of the unique ways to bundle and tostyle hair.

FIRST EXAMPLE

Structure

FIG. 1 illustrates the bottom view of the hair fashioner in an openposition. FIG. 2 illustrates the top view of the hair fashioner in aclosed position. The hair fashioner comprises a securer, a bundler, andattachers, as follows:

1) The Securer:

A securer 40 (for example, securer 40 can be made of plastic, metal, thelike, the other, or a combination of at least two of the above)comprises:

-   -   a) Bases, comprising two bases 46. bases 46 face each other, for        securing hair;    -   b) Retainers, comprising teeth or hooks 48, which extend beyond        the respective edges of bases 46, and are interleaved with one        another, for securing hair as a plurality of smaller hair locks;    -   c) Operators, comprising two levers 52. Levers 52 extend beyond        the respective opposite edges of bases 46, opposite to the        respective edges where teeth or hooks 48 extend beyond. Levers        52 extend away from each other, and are for a user to hold on to        operate the hair fashioner (e.g., for external force to be        applied thereon or removed therefrom to open or close the hair        fashioner, respectively); and    -   d) Coupler, comprising a spring-loaded hinge 50. Hinge 50        comprises four perforated lugs, a pin or screw, and a coiled        spring. The perforated lugs extend beyond the respective        inner-surface areas of levers 52, adjacent to bases 46. The pin        or screw is inserted through two of the perforated lugs, through        the coiled spring, and through the other two of the perforated        lugs. Two ends of the coiled spring rest on the respective inner        surfaces of levers 52 to exert the predetermined securing force        of the coiled spring thereon. Hinge 50 is for coupling bases 46;        2) The Bundler; and        3) The Attachers:

The bundler comprises an elastic loop 41 (For example, elastic loop 41can be a rubber loop covered with predetermined material, so that hairdoes not get snagged nor damaged by elastic loop 41 when hair is incontact with it). Bases 46 have four openings 42, 43, 44, and 45 (whichare the attachers) at its four respective ends. Openings 42, 43, 44, and45 are for elastic loop 41 to be hooked through, so that elastic loop 41is attached to securer 40, to define four elastic sections 54, 55, 56,and 57. As a result, elastic sections 54 and 55 bridge the respectivegaps between bases 46 (regardless of bases 46 being in an open or closedposition). The diameter of each of openings 42, 43, 44, and 45 can bebigger than, equal to, or smaller than that of elastic loop 41.

Elastic loop 41 is for:

-   -   Bundling hair up uniquely to prevent hair from going astray;    -   Lifting hair up uniquely to create gap(s) to create hair volume;    -   Preventing hair from falling apart while styling hair; and    -   Interlocking hair to prevent unique, attractive hair styles from        undoing.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C illustrate examples of the side view of the hairfashioner. Elastic section 56 and/or elastic section 57 can bepredeterminedly disposed, to be partially or fully hidden inside orexposed outside securer 40.

To open bases 46, a predetermined external force is applied on levers52, against the predetermined securing force of the coiled spring. Toclose bases 46, the predetermined external force is removed from levers52.

Note

A drawing symbol of an oval shape with a letter T therein, in any figurefrom here on, represents the hair fashioner.

Operation

The unique hair method comprises at least one of the three followingsteps 1), 2), and 3):

-   -   1) Bundling (at least once, with elastic section 54 and/or 55        and/or 56 and/or 57),        -   for example:        -   a) two sections of a hair lock to make a hair loop (as            illustrated in FIG. 4A), or        -   b) one section of a hair lock to make a hair tail (as            illustrated in FIG. 5A), or        -   c) two head-side hair locks to make a hair loop (as            illustrated in FIG. 6A), or        -   d) two respective hair locks to make two hair tails (as            illustrated in FIG. 6B), or        -   e) two respective hair locks to make two hair tails (as            illustrated in FIG. 6C);    -   2) Disposing (at least once between bases 46 and/or between        teeth or hooks 48); and    -   3) securing (at least once with securer 40),        -   for example:        -   a) the hair loop in FIG. 4A to result in the hair styles in            FIGS. 4B, 4C, 4D (head-back views), or        -   b) the hair tail in FIG. 5A to result in the hair styles in            FIGS. 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F (head-back views), or        -   c) the hair loop in FIG. 6A to result in the hair styles in            FIGS. 6D, 6E (head-back views), or        -   d) the hair tails in FIG. 6B to result in the hair style in            FIG. 6F (head-back view), or        -   e) the hair tails in FIG. 6C to result in the hair style in            FIGS. 6G (end view) and 6H (head-back view), or in FIGS. 61            (end view) and 6J (head-back view).        -   (Note:—The hair style in FIG. 4D has its hair loop secured            downward.            -   The hair style in FIG. 5E has its hair tail secured                upward.            -   The hair style in FIG. 5F has its hair tail secured                downward.            -   The hair loop in FIG. 6A, when styled together with a                head-back hair lock, results in the hair style in FIG.                6K.)

Unique Advantages

As a result, some of the advantages of the unique hair fashioner andunique hair method, over all the prior arts heretofore, are as follows:

-   -   a) The resilient force of elastic sections 54, 55, 56, and 57        bundles hair up uniquely.

Therefore, it prevents hair from going astray, and eliminates theproblem of hair popping out all along securer 40. Plus, elastic sections54 and 55 bridge the respective gaps between bases 46 uniquely(regardless of bases 46 being in an open

-   -   -   or closed position). Therefore, elastic sections 54 and 55            prevent hair from going astray, and eliminate the problem of            hair popping out of securer 40 through the respective gaps,            creating the unique, attractive hair styles. This teaches            away from all prior arts heretofore.        -   For example, FIG. 7A illustrates a hair lock, bundled and            lifted up by elastic section 56 or 57, in the direction of            arrow 95, to prevent it from going astray, to eliminate the            problem of hair popping out of securer 40, and create hair            volume.        -   For example, FIG. 7B illustrates a prior-art clip. Because            the prior-art clip does not have elastic sections 54, 55,            56, and 57 to bundle hair up and to bridge the respective            gaps between its bases, therefore, when the prior-art clip            secures hair, hair will sag down, and will pop out, from            between its bases, along its top and bottom, at areas 91,            92, and 93. This undoes the intended hair style and makes it            look highly messy, unsightly, unattractive, and            snagging-prone.

    -   b) The resilient force of elastic sections 54, 55, 56, and 57        bundles hair uniquely and lifts hair up uniquely away from a        head when securer 40 secures hair thereon. Therefore, it creates        gap(s) between the hair and the head, creating hair volume,        without adding material, hair, weight, or cost, for the        attractive hair styles. As a result, the hair fashioner can be        compact and can be used with any kind of hair, which is short,        long, thin, thick, straight, wavy, etc. This teaches away from        all prior arts heretofore.        -   For example, FIGS. 6G and 7A illustrate hair, being lifted            up from a head, by elastic sections 56 and 57 in the            direction of arrow 94, and by elastic section 56 or 57 in            the direction of arrow 95, respectively, to create gap(s)            between the hair and the head, to create hair volume for            unique, attractive hair styles.

    -   c) The resilient force of elastic sections 54, 55, 56, and 57        bundles hair up uniquely. Therefore, it prevents hair from        falling apart while styling hair (regardless of bases 46 being        in an open or closed position). As a result, it allows the        unique, attractive hair styles, never possible before, to be        created. This teaches away from all prior arts heretofore.        -   For example, FIG. 7C illustrates a prior-art method of            styling hair. In order for a prior-art clip to secure a hair            section 97, a hand must hold hair outside hair section 97.            As a result, hair section 97 will spread out and go astray            when secured. Plus, when bases 46 are in an open position,            because hair is not bundled with any bundler, as soon as the            hand releases hair, hair will fall apart and go astray. This            makes it impossible to create intended hair styles. In            contrast, for example, FIG. 7D illustrates the unique method            of styling hair. The hair fashioner uses elastic section 56            to bundle hair section 97. As a result, hair will not spread            out, will not go astray, and will not fall apart. This makes            it possible to create unique, attractive hair styles.

    -   d) The resilient force of elastic sections 54, 55, 56, and 57        bundles hair up uniquely. Therefore, hair is interlocked,        secured to elastic loop 41, and thus secured to the hair        fashioner, preventing the hair fashioner from sliding off hair.        As a result, the hair fashioner secures the unique, attractive        hair styles, and prevents the unique, attractive hair styles        from undoing. This teaches away from all prior arts heretofore.        -   For example, FIG. 7B illustrates the prior-art clip and            method of styling hair. Because the prior-art slippery clip            does not have any bundler, it can not bundle hair up and            secure it like the hair fashioner with elastic loop 41 can,            therefore, hair will always sag down and pop out, from            between its bases, along its top and bottom, at areas 91,            92, and 93. This undoes the intended hair style and makes it            look highly messy, unsightly, and snagging-prone. As a            result, this frustratingly requires a user to restyle hair            again and again.        -   In contrast, for example, FIGS. 5B, 6A, 6G illustrate the            hair fashioner, with a bundler which is elastic loop 41,            bundling hair up and interlocking hair, preventing it from            going astray and eliminating the problem of hair popping out            of securer 40, at areas 91, 92, and 93. As a result, the            hair fashioner can create unique, attractive hair styles,            secure them, and prevent them from undoing.

Equivalents

A) Hair Fashioner:

The hair fashioner can be partially or fully elastic or non-elastic.

The hair fashioner can be partially or fully resilient or non-resilient.

For example, the hair fashioner can be partially elastic, plastic,and/or metallic.

For example, the hair fashioner can be partially elastic and partiallyplastic.

The hair fashioner can be secured at any predetermined location on ahead.

The hair fashioner can be secured in any predetermined direction from ahead.

For example, over or on a head, the hair fashioner can be secured upsidedown, right side up, upwards, downwards, inwards, outwards, sidewards,parallel, longitudinally, diagonally, horizontally, on its side(s),and/or on its edge(s).

The hair fashioner, further, can comprise at least one of the followingattached or integrated thereto: at least one relief of any shape andsize, at least one opening of any shape and size, at least one recess ofany shape and size, at least one inscription or carving of any shape andsize, at least one decal of any shape and size, at least one decorationof any shape and size, at least one ornament of any shape and size, atleast one device of any shape and size (for example, a sheet of materialor a scarf to cover the coupler(s)), at least one printing of any shapeand size, at least one embossing of any shape and size, at least oneartificial or real hair lock of any shape and size, the like, the other,the equivalent, and a combination of at least two of the above.

For example, a bow, a flower, etc. can be attached or integrated to thehair fashioner.

For example, the hair fashioner can have at least one opening or recess.

An equivalent fashioner, equivalent to the hair fashioner, can compriseany combination of any part(s) and/or portion(s) from the unique hairfashioner and/or any of its equivalents.

An equivalent method, equivalent to the unique hair method, can compriseany combination of any step(s) from the unique hair method and/or any ofits equivalents.

The three following examples illustrate three equivalent fashioners andthree equivalent methods:

Example A: FIG. 8A illustrates an equivalent fashioner, equivalent tothe hair fashioner in the first example. The equivalent fashionercomprises the hair fashioner in the first example, with hinge 50 andlevers 52 disposed, instead, at the respective ends of bases 46.Equivalently, the unique method in the first example can be applied tothe equivalent fashioner to style hair.

Example B: FIG. 8B illustrates an equivalent fashioner in an openposition. The equivalent fashioner is equivalent to the hair fashionerin the first example. The equivalent fashioner comprises a securer,bundlers, and attachers, as follows:

1) The Securer:

The securer comprises:

-   -   a) Bases, comprising two bases. The bases can be predeterminedly        parallel or not parallel with the curvature of a head when        secured thereon (For example, at least one predetermined section        of each of the bases predeterminedly curves away from a head        when secured thereon, to create gap(s) between the bases and the        head, to lift hair up to create hair volume). The bases have        respective openings and respective ends, which are attachers;    -   b) Retainers, comprising the edge(s) and/or side(s) of the        bases;    -   c) Operators, comprising the equivalent fashioner, for a user to        hold on to use it; and    -   d) Coupler, comprising a square pin 87 and a mating square        opening 88. Square pin 87 extends beyond the inner surface of        one of the bases or the bundlers, and has a snap-lock at its        end. Mating square opening 88 is disposed in another of the        bases or the bundlers. The snap-lock can be inserted through        mating square opening 88, so that square pin 87 is releasably        snap-locked therein, to couple the bases or the bundlers;        2) The Bundlers; and        3) The Attachers:

The bundlers comprise two elastic loops 98 and two elastic loops 99. Twoelastic loops 98 are separate. Two elastic loops 99 are tied togetherand attached to the respective bases, by being hooked through therespective openings therein and by being hooked on the respective endsthereof.

The unique hair method comprises at least one of the three followingsteps:

-   -   Bundling hair with elastic loops 98 and 99 (elastic loops 99 and        the bases, functioning as retainers, secure elastic loops 98 in        place);    -   Disposing hair between the bases, by turning the bases in        directions 36 and 37; and    -   Securing hair by releasably snap-locking square pin 87 in mating        square opening 88 to secure the equivalent fashioner in a closed        position.        -   Hair between opposite hair locks is automatically bundled by            elastic loops 99. As a result, a unique u-shape-hair-lock            style is created.

Example C: FIG. 8C illustrates an equivalent fashioner in an openposition. The equivalent fashioner is equivalent to the hair fashionerin the first example. The equivalent fashioner comprises a securer,bundlers, and attachers, as follows:

1) The Securer:

The securer comprises:

-   -   a) Bases, comprising two bases. The bases can be predeterminedly        parallel or not parallel with the curvature of a head when        secured thereon (For example, at least one predetermined section        of each of the bases predeterminedly curves away from a head        when secured thereon, to create gap(s) between the bases and the        head, to lift hair up to create hair volume). The bases have        respective openings, respective hooks, respective hinges, and        respective snap-locks, which are attachers;    -   b) Retainers, comprising interleaved ridges, teeth, and/or hooks        81;    -   c) Operators, comprising the equivalent fashioner, for a user to        hold on to use it; and    -   d) Coupler, comprising a square pin 86 and a mating square        opening 89. Square pin 86 extends beyond the inner surface of        one of the bases or the bundlers, and has a snap-lock at its        end. Mating square opening 89 is disposed in another of the        bases or the bundlers. The snap-lock can be inserted through        mating opening 89, so that pin 86 is releasably snap-locked        therein, to couple the bases or the bundlers;        2) The Bundlers; and        3) The Attachers:    -   The bundlers comprise elastic loops 82 and 83 and clasps 84 and        85, which are equivalent to elastic sections 54, 55, 56, and 57.        Each of clasps 84 and 85 is attached to one of the bases by one        respective hinge and one respective snap-lock at respective ends        thereof. Each of elastic loops 82 and 83 is attached to both of        the bases, by being hooked through the respective openings        therein and by being hooked on the respective hooks thereof.        Interleaved ridges, teeth, and/or hooks 81 extend beyond the        respective facing surfaces of clasps 84 and 85 and the bases        (For example, FIGS. 8D and 8E illustrate two examples of the        cross section of interleaved ridges, teeth, and/or hooks 81,        extending beyond the respective facing surfaces of clasp 84 and        one of the bases). Each of clasps 84 and 85 is capable of being        releasably snap-locked to one of the bases to bundle hair        therebetween.

The unique hair method comprises at least one of the three followingsteps:

-   -   Bundling hair with clasps 84 and 85;    -   Disposing hair between the bases, by turning the bases in        directions 38 and 39; and    -   Securing hair by releasably snap-locking square pin 86 in mating        square opening 89 to secure the equivalent fashioner in a closed        position.        -   Hair between opposite hair locks is automatically bundled by            elastic loops 82 and 83. As a result, a unique            u-shape-hair-lock style is created.

If desired, further, the unique hair method comprises the step of:

-   -   Bundling hair with at least one separate elastic loop (clasps 84        and 85 and the bases, functioning as retainers, secure the at        least one separate elastic loop in place). (Note: Square pin 86        and mating square opening 89 can be replaced with a separate        square pin (FIG. 8F) and two mating square openings (each        disposed in one of the bases or the bundlers), for the separate        square pin to be snap-locked therein.)

Similar to the hair styles in FIGS. 6H, 22C, 23C, etc., FIG. 29illustrates an example of the unique, attractive hair styles created byeither one of the equivalent fashioners above in FIGS. 8B and 8C (thesection of two elastic loops 99 between the bases in FIG. 8B or elasticloop 82 between the bases in FIG. 8C bridges the gap and bundles hairbetween opposite hair locks, creating a u-shape-hair-lock style).

B) Hair Lock:

The hair fashioner can style at least one hair lock, for each unique,attractive hair style. Each hair lock can come from any predeterminedlocation on a head.

For example, the hair fashioner can style at least one hair lock comingfrom: the opposite sides of a head, the opposite halves of a head, theupper and/or lower halves of a head, or the top and/or the back of ahead, the like, the other, the equivalent, or a combination of at leasttwo of the above.

Any hair lock can be styled in any predetermined direction from a head.

Any hair lock can be bundled and/or disposed and/or secured in anydirection from a head.

For example, any hair lock can be bundled and/or disposed and/or securedupside down, right side up, upwards, downwards, inwards, outwards,sidewards, parallel, longitudinally, diagonally, horizontally, on itsside(s), on its edge(s), and/or a combination of at least two of theabove.

For example, a plurality of hair locks can be styled so that they areparallel to each other, angular to each other, linear to each other,across each other,

For example, the hair locks in FIGS. 8B and 8C can be bundled and/ordisposed and/or secured in the opposite directions from those of thehair locks illustrated therein.

For example, any hair lock can be secured as a plurality of smaller hairlocks, e.g., by teeth.

For example, any hair lock can partially or fully be wrapped around anypart and/or portion of the hair fashioner in any direction.

Each time the unique hair method is applied, it comprises at least oneof the three following:

a) bundling at least one hair lock, at least once;

b) disposing at least one hair lock, at least once; and

c) securing at least one hair lock, at least once.

For example, the unique method comprises at least one of the threefollowing steps:

-   -   1) Bundling a hair lock, four times (once with a separate        elastic loop before steps 2) and 3), once with elastic section        56 or 57 before steps 2) and 3), once with elastic section 54 or        55 between steps 2) and 3), once with elastic section 54 or 55        after steps 2) and 3));    -   2) Disposing the hair lock, two times (between parts of securer        40); and    -   3) securing the hair lock in place (with securer 40).

Any hair lock can be braided, twisted, or a combination thereof, at anytime.

For example, FIG. 9 illustrates two hair locks from the left and righthalves of a head. The two hair locks are twisted before applying theunique method.

C) Base:

The hair fashioner can have at least one base. Each base can have anypredetermined shape and size. Each base can be disposed at anypredetermined location on the hair fashioner.

For example, any base of the hair fashioner can have the general shapeof a waned moon, a waxed moon, a rectangular, a curved rectangular, asquare, a curved square, etc.

A plurality of part(s) and/or portion(s) of the hair fashioner can beparallel or not parallel with each other.

For example, two rows of teeth or hooks 48 can be parallel or notparallel with each other.

For example, each of teeth or hooks 48 can project in any predetermineddirection.

Any part and/or portion of the hair fashioner can be parallel or notparallel with a head's curvature.

For example, FIGS. 10A and 10B each illustrate a base of the hairfashioner. The edge of the base, where teeth or hooks extend beyond, isnot parallel with the curvature of a head.

For example, the edge of each base of the hair fashioner, where teeth orhooks extend beyond, can be not parallel with the curvature of a headwhen the hair fashioner is secured thereon, so that the edge is, forexample, straight, wavy, slanted, curved, the like, the other, theequivalent, or a combination of at least two of the above.

For example, at least one part and/or at least one portion of the hairfashioner can raise, move, bend, or curve away from a head when the hairfashioner is secured thereon, to create gap(s) between the hairfashioner and the head, to lift hair up to create hair volume or hairfullness for new, unique, and attractive hair styles.

D) Retainer:

The hair fashioner can have at least one retainer. Each retainer canhave any predetermined shape and size. Each retainer can be disposed atany predetermined location on the hair fashioner.

For example, a securer, equivalent to securer 40, can have a pluralityof teeth or hooks. At least one of the teeth or hooks can have at leastone opening, at least one recess, wavy edge(s), the like, the other, theequivalent, or a combination of at least two of the above.

For example, a securer, equivalent to securer 40, can have a pluralityof teeth or hooks. At least one of the teeth or hooks can be straight,slanted, curved, split like a fork, perforated, wavy, the like, theother, the equivalent, or a combination of at least two of the above.

For example, a securer, equivalent to securer 40, can have a pluralityof teeth or hooks. At least one of the teeth or hooks can be any toothdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,189,544.

Any retainer can comprise knot, ridge, ring, tooth, hook, surface, side,edge, end, opening, recess, tip, the like, the other, the equivalent, ora combination of at least two of the above.

For example, FIG. 11 illustrates the end view of securer 40. Securer 40,further, comprises two additional rows of teeth or hooks disposed on itsrespective inner surfaces.

E) Coupler:

The hair fashioner can have at least one coupler. Each coupler can haveany predetermined shape and size. Each coupler can be disposed at anypredetermined location on the hair fashioner.

For example, a spring-loaded hinge, equivalent to hinge 50, can have atleast one spring. Each spring can be coiled, annular (as described inU.S. Pat. No. 5,494,060, filed Feb. 24, 1995), the like, the other, theequivalent, or a combination of at least two of the above.

For example, a coupler, equivalent to hinge 50, can comprise hinge,spring-loaded hinge, coiled or annular spring functioning as a hinge,snap-locking pin, pin, latch, loop, string, magnet, the like, the other,the equivalent, or a combination of at least two of the above.

For example, the hair fashioner can have at least one coupler. Each ofthe at least one coupler can comprise at least one snap-lock and/or atleast one snap-lock pin and/or at least one pin and/or at least onemating opening and/or recess (e.g., in FIGS. 8B and 8C), each of whichcan have any shape and size and can be disposed at any predeterminedlocation, in any predetermined direction from the hair fashioner.

F) Operator:

The hair fashioner can have at least one operator. Each operator canhave any predetermined shape and size. Each operator can be disposed atany predetermined location on the hair fashioner.

For example, FIG. 12A illustrates the top view of an equivalent securer,which is equivalent to securer 40. The equivalent securer has twoequivalent levers, which are equivalent to levers 52. Each of the twoequivalent levers has the shape of three petals.

For example, FIG. 12B illustrates the top view of an equivalent securer,which is equivalent to securer 40. The equivalent securer has twoequivalent levers, which are equivalent to levers 52. The two equivalentlevers together have the shape of a blooming flower.

For example, the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 8A can have its two leversreplaced with the ends of its bases, so that its bases are its leversand function as its levers. If desired, further, its spring can bereplaced with a lock, attached or integrated to the two respective endsof its bases (as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,842,485, filed Aug. 18,1997).

G) Bundler:

The hair fashioner can have at least one bundler. Each bundler can haveany predetermined shape and size. Each bundler can be disposed at anypredetermined location on the hair fashioner.

For example, a bundler, equivalent to elastic loop 41, can compriseloop, string, clasp, latch, strap, the like, the other, the equivalent,or a combination of at least two of the above.

For example, a bundler, equivalent to elastic loop 41, can comprise anelastic or non-elastic loop, an elastic or non-elastic string, anelastic or non-elastic clasp, an elastic or non-elastic latch, the like,the other, the equivalent, or a combination of at least two of theabove.

For example, a bundler, equivalent to elastic loop 41, can comprise anelastic loop or string, at least one section of which is glued to atleast one base.

For example, a bundler, equivalent to elastic loop 41, can comprise anelastic loop covered with elastic or non-elastic material, or cancomprise an elastic string covered with elastic or non-elastic materialwith the two ends of the elastic string coupled together.

For example, FIG. 13 illustrates two bundlers, both of which areequivalent to elastic loop 41. The two equivalent bundlers are attachedto securer 40 the same way elastic loop 41 is attached thereto.

For example, a bundler, equivalent to elastic loop 41, can compriseclasp 84 or 85, which is illustrated in FIG. 8C.

Any bundler can comprise:

-   -   a) a device, separate from or attached or integrated to the hair        fashioner, at predetermined location(s) thereon; and/or    -   b) a part and/or portion of the hair fashioner.

For example, if desired, each of the two separate loops of theequivalent fashioner in FIG. 8B can be tied to one of the two attachedloops thereof.

At least one bundler can be attached or integrated to a securer and/orother bundler(s).

For example, FIG. 14A illustrates the hair fashioner having an elasticstring, which is equivalent to and replaces elastic loop 41. The elasticstring has two ends and a mid section, all of which function asattachers.

The two ends are hooked through four openings 42, 43, 44, and 45. One ofthe two ends is hooked on the mid section and glued or tied to the otherone of the two ends, so that the elastic string becomes an elastic loop,and is attached to securer 40.

For example, FIG. 14B illustrates the hair fashioner having two elasticloops, which are equivalent to and replace elastic loop 41. Each of theelastic loops has first and second ends. The two first ends are hookedon each other or tied together or otherwise coupled, so that they areattached to each other. One second end is hooked through four openings42, 43, 44, and 45 and attached to the other second end, by being tiedtogether, by using an attacher (for example, a letter-s hook or aletter-o hook), or by using other coupling method, so that the twoelastic loops are coupled, and are attached to securer 40.

Any bundler can have base(s), retainer(s), operator(s), coupler(s),and/or attacher(s) disposed at predetermined location(s) thereon.

For example, FIG. 8C illustrates the equivalent fashioner, havinginterleaved ridges, teeth, and/or hooks 81 disposed on clasps 84 and 85.

Any bundler can cross itself and/or any other part(s) and/or portion(s)of the hair fashioner.

For example, FIG. 15 illustrates the hair fashioner, having an elasticloop, which is equivalent to and replaces elastic loop 41. The elasticloop crosses itself.

Any bundler can be partially or fully hidden inside or exposed outsidethe hair fashioner.

For example, FIG. 16 illustrates the bottom view of an equivalentsecurer, equivalent to securer 40. The equivalent securer has fourrings, teeth, or hooks 96, which are equivalent to and replace fouropenings 42, 43, 44, and 45. Four rings, teeth, or hooks 96 are moldedto and extend beyond the bases of the equivalent securer, atpredetermined locations thereon, for an elastic loop (which isequivalent to elastic loop 41) to be hooked thereon and/or therethrough,so that the elastic loop is attached to and hidden inside the equivalentsecurer.

For example, Elastic sections 54, 55, 56, and 57 can be predeterminedlydisposed on bases 46, so that either one of elastic sections 54, 55, 56,and 57 can be partially or fully hidden inside or exposed outsidesecurer 40.

For example, FIG. 17A illustrates the hair fashioner with elastic loop41, hooked through four openings 42, 43, 44, and 45 in a predeterminedway, so that elastic sections 54 and 55 are hidden inside securer 40 andelastic sections 56 and 57 are exposed outside securer 40.

For example, FIG. 17B illustrates the side view of an equivalentsecurer, equivalent to securer 40. Each base of the equivalent securerhas the shape of petals and four openings or recesses therein, for anelastic loop to be hooked thereon and/or therethrough to be partially orfully hidden or exposed.

When bundling hair, any hair lock can be wrapped partially or fullyaround at least once with at least one bundler.

For example, FIG. 7D illustrates elastic section 56, wrapped fullyaround a hair lock, twice.

For example, FIG. 18 illustrates elastic section 54 or 55, wrapped fullyaround a hair lock, once.

H) Attacher:

The hair fashioner can have at least one attacher. Each attacher canhave any predetermined shape and size. Each attacher can be disposed atany predetermined location on the hair fashioner.

Any attacher can comprise:

-   -   a) a device, separate from or attached or integrated to the hair        fashioner, at predetermined location(s) thereon; and/or    -   b) a part and/or portion of the hair fashioner.

For example, an attacher can comprise heat (to mold and/or weld partstogether), glue, a hinge, a lock (e.g., the snap-lock in FIG. 8C), anopening, a recess, a hook, a ring, a clamp (e.g., a folded sheet ofmaterial to clamp or to otherwise secure elastic-string ends orelastic-loop ends together), a knot, a ridge, a surface, a side, anedge, a tooth, a snap-lock, a press-lock, a rivet, a section of a loop,a section of a string, any part and/or portion of the hair fashionerand/or any of its equivalents, the like, the other, the equivalent, or acombination of at least two of the above.

For example, in FIG. 1, an attacher can comprise at least one portion ofbases 46, at least one portion of teeth or hooks 48, at least oneportion of levers 52, at least one portion of the lug of hinge 50, atleast one portion of the spring of hinge 50, at least one portion of thepin or screw of hinge 50, the like, the other, the equivalent, or acombination of at least two of the above, for at least one bundler (forexample, elastic loop(s), string(s), clasp(s)) to be hooked thereonand/or therethrough, to be tied thereto, to be attached or integratedthereto, or to be otherwise secured thereto, so that the at least onebundler is attached or integrated to securer 40.

For example, any section of an elastic loop or string can be hookedthrough at least one of openings 42, 43, 44, and 45 in securer 40 inFIG. 1, and can be tied into at least one knot, which is an attacher, sothat the elastic loop or string is attached to securer 40.

For example, as in FIG. 8C, an attacher can comprise at least oneopening or recess and/or at least one hook disposed at predeterminedlocations on the equivalent fashioner. Any section of any bundler of theequivalent fashioner (for example, any section of an elastic loop orstring) can be hooked through the at least one opening or recess and/orhooked on the at least one hook, so that the bundler is attached to theequivalent fashioner.

For example, an attacher can comprise at least one of openings 42, 43,44, and 45 in securer 40 in FIG. 1. The diameter of either one ofopenings 42, 43, 44, and 45 can be bigger or smaller than that of anelastic loop or string, which is hooked therethrough, so that theelastic loop or string can move freely or can be secured therein,respectively.

For example, FIG. 19 illustrates an elastic loop, equivalent to elasticloop 41. This elastic loop is hooked on and/or through the spring andbases of an equivalent securer, which is equivalent to securer 40.

For example, FIG. 20 illustrates securer 40. At least one elastic loop,equivalent to elastic loop 41, replaces it. The at least one elasticloop is hooked on and/or through bases 46.

Further, if desired, at least one additional elastic loop can be hookedon and/or through the coiled spring of hinge 50, so that the at leastone elastic loop and the at least one additional elastic loop combinedare equivalent to elastic loop 41.

Note

Each section of each of the unique, attractive hair styles can bebundled and/or disposed and/or secured, at any predetermined location ona head, in any predetermined direction from a head (for example, upsidedown, right side up, upwards, downwards, inwards, outwards, sidewards,parallel, longitudinally, diagonally, horizontally, on its side(s),and/or on its edge(s)).

For example, the hair tail in FIG. 5B can be disposed horizontally, asillustrated in FIG. 21.

For example, the hair loop and hair tail in FIG. 4D can be disposedhorizontally.

SECOND EXAMPLE

Using the same hair fashioner in the first example, the unique hairmethod can comprise at least one of the two following steps:

-   -   Bundling two hair locks, with two separate elastic loops; and    -   Bundling two hair locks, with elastic sections 56, 57 to create        two hair tails (as illustrated in FIG. 22A (end view)).

THIRD EXAMPLE

Using the same hair fashioner in the first example, the unique hairmethod can comprise at least one of the two following steps:

-   -   Bundling two hair locks, with two separate elastic loops; and    -   Bundling two hair locks, with elastic sections 56, 57 to create        two hair loops (as illustrated in FIG. 22B (end view) and FIG.        22C (head-back view)).

Conclusion

While only some examples of the present invention have been illustratedand described above, the scope of the present invention is not limitedto those, but extends to a wide range of equivalents.

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can comprise thefollowing a), b), and/or c):

-   -   a) at least one securer, which comprises at least one of the        following:        -   at least one base, and/or        -   at least one retainer, and/or        -   at least one operator, and/or        -   at least one coupler;    -   b) at least one bundler; and/or    -   c) at least one attacher.

Some other examples of the hair fashioner and its equivalents are asfollows:

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents could also be used withdoll's hair, string, thread, lace, scarf, ribbon, etc.; and/or couldalso be used for purposes other than styling hair, such as creatingpatterns on curtains, drapes, etc.

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can be, partially orfully, made of or covered with material(s), which, partially or fully,is plasticized, non-plasticized, metallic, non-metallic, rigid,semi-rigid, resilient, non-resilient, flexible, non-flexible,stretchable, non-stretchable, elastic, non-elastic, twistable,non-twistable, reconfigurable, non-reconfigurable, bendable,non-bendable, the like, the other, the equivalent, or a combination ofat least two of the above.

For example, the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can becovered with at least one of the following materials: copper, bronze,steel, paper, leather, iron, rubber, foam, cork, tin, metal, cardboard,wood, fabric, cotton, vinyl, nylon, plastic, aluminum, polypropylene,etc.

Any part and/or portion of the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents can be disposed at any predetermined location on a head, inany predetermined direction from a head.

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can be worn, floatingover or resting on a head.

For example, any part and/or portion of any base, retainer, operator,coupler, bundler, or attacher of the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents can project, raise, or be disposed outwards from, away from,toward, parallel with, along, in an angle from, or in opposite directionfrom any other part and/or other portion thereof.

For example, any base, retainer, operator, coupler, bundler, or attacherof the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can be hooked onand/or through, tied to, glued to, attached or integrated to, orotherwise secured to any part and/or portion of the hair fashionerand/or any of its equivalents

For example, FIGS. 23A (perspective view) and 23B (end view) illustratean equivalent fashioner equivalent to hair fashioner 40. The equivalentfashioner comprises a base100, a retainer 101 attached or integrated toan edge of base 100, a plurality of retainers 105 such as two rows ofopposite or interleaved teeth or hooks attached or integrated to anotheredge of base 100, a bundler such as an attached elastic loop 102 hookedon base 100 to be attached thereto, and two separate bundlers such aselastic loops 103. Each of retainers 101 and 105 can partially or fullycover at least one respective edge of base 100. The predetermined edges130 and 132 of retainers 101 and 105, respectively, can, for example,project upwards, downwards, inwards, outwards, sidewards, parallel,longitudinally, diagonally, and/or horizontally (for example, edges 130and 132 and loop 102 together secure elastic loops 103 in place whenthey bundle hair). If desired, further, the predetermined curvature 104of the teeth or hooks can generally match or not match the curvature ofa user's head.

The equivalent fashioner can create unique, attractive hair styles, forexample:

-   -   a) which can be loose so that hair gracefully drapes into        relaxed styles; and/or    -   b) which can be tight so that hair sleekly forms into active        styles.

The equivalent fashioner, for example:

-   -   a) can be worn, floating over or resting on a head, to create        different gap sizes between hair and the head, to create        different hair volumes; and/or    -   b) can be worn in any direction from a user's head (for example:        -   it can be worn upside down with retainer 101 floating over            or resting on a head and retainers 105 securing opposite            hair locks as a plurality of smaller hair locks, creating a            look of instant hair braiding;        -   it can be worn right side up with retainers 105 floating            over or resting on a head and retainers 101 floating over or            resting on a head; or        -   it can be worn with at least one of retainers 101 and 105 on            at least one of their sides or edges, floating over or            resting on a head).

As illustrated in FIGS. 22A, 22B, and 22C, to create unique, attractivehair styles (each of which can have at least one hair loop and/or atleast one hair tail partially or fully hidden or exposed), the uniquehair method can be applied, which comprises the step of bundling atleast one hair lock, at least once.

Each hair lock can come from any predetermined location on a head (forexample, from: one of the opposite sides of a head, one of the oppositehalves of a head, one of the upper and/or lower halves of a head, or oneof the top and/or the back of a head, the like, the other, theequivalent, or a combination of at least two of the above).

FIGS. 23C and 23D illustrate two examples of the unique, attractive hairstyles with hair locks coming from the opposite halves of a head andcoming from the opposite sides of a head, respectively.

For example, elastic loop 102 of the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23Aabove can be replaced with at least one elastic loop, which can behooked on and/or through retainer 101, retainer 105, and/or base 100, atany predetermined location(s) thereon.

For example, FIGS. 24A, 24B illustrate an equivalent fashionerequivalent to the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A, and an example ofunique, attractive hair styles. The equivalent fashioner comprises twobases attached or integrated to each other at both of their ends todefine an opening or recess therebetween, two retainers attached orintegrated to the two bases, and at least one bundler such as at leastone elastic loop hooked on and/or through the two bases to be attachedthereto. The unique hair method applied in FIG. 23A can be applied tocreate unique, attractive hair styles.

For example, FIGS. 24C and 24D illustrate an equivalent fashionerequivalent to the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A, and an example ofunique, attractive hair styles. The equivalent fashioner comprises twobases attached or integrated to each other at one of their ends todefine an opening or recess therebetween, two retainers attached orintegrated to the two bases, and at least one bundler attached thereto.The unique hair method applied in FIG. 23A can be applied to createunique, attractive hair styles.

For example, FIG. 25A illustrates an equivalent fashioner equivalent tothe equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A. The equivalent fashioner comprisesa base, two opposite retainers attached or integrated to the oppositeedges of the base, four attachers such as four openings or recesses atthe two ends of the base, and at least one bundler such as two elasticloops hooked on and/or through the four openings or recesses to beattached to the base. The unique hair method applied in FIG. 23A can beapplied to either one of the two opposite elastic loops or both, tocreate unique, attractive hair styles.

For example, FIG. 25B illustrates an equivalent fashioner equivalent tothe equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A. The equivalent fashioner comprisesa base, a retainer encircling and attached or integrated to the edges ofthe base, four attachers such as four openings or recesses at the twoends of the base, and at least one bundler such as two elastic loopshooked on and/or through the four openings or recesses to be attached tothe base. At least one section of the two elastic loops lays outside thebase and/or the retainer (for example, sections 106 lays outside thebase and the retainer to lift hair up further to create more hairvolume). The unique hair method applied in FIG. 23A can be applied toeither one of the two elastic loops or both, to create unique,attractive hair styles.

For example, FIGS. 25C (side view) and 25D (end view) illustrate anequivalent fashioner equivalent to the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A.The equivalent fashioner comprises a base, a retainer 107 attached orintegrated to an edge of the base, two attachers such as two openings orrecesses at two predetermined base ends 108 of the base, and at leastone bundler such as an elastic loop hooked on and/or through the twoopenings or recesses to be attached to the base. At least one partand/or at least one portion of the equivalent fashioner (for example,either one of two base ends 108 or both) can be made sufficiently largeto lift hair up to create hair volume. The unique hair method applied inFIG. 23A can be applied to create unique, attractive hair styles.

For example, FIG. 25E illustrates an equivalent fashioner equivalent tothe equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A. The equivalent fashioner comprisesa predetermined base having the shape of a ring with an opening orrecess 110 therein, two predetermined attachers such as two openings orrecesses disposed at the two base ends of the base, and at least onepredetermined bundler such as an attached elastic loop which is hookedon and/or through the two openings or recesses to be attached to thebase (for example, the attached elastic loop can generally stay above,at, or below the level of opening or recess 110).

FIG. 25F illustrates an example of how to hold the equivalent fashionerto enlarge opposite bundling openings 109 between the attached elasticloop and the base to easily style hair. The unique hair method appliedin FIG. 23A can be applied to create unique, attractive hair styles.

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can have at least oneopening or recess. Each opening or recess can have any predeterminedshape and size. Each opening or recess can be disposed at anypredetermined location thereon, in any predetermined directiontherefrom.

For example, the equivalent fashioner in either one of FIGS. 25A-25C,26A-26H, 27A-27C can have at least one opening or recess (e.g., likeopening or recess 110 in FIG. 25E) therein.

For example, the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 25E has opening or recess110 therein.

For example, the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can haveone, two, three, or four openings or recesses (e.g., like opening orrecess 110 in FIG. 25E). Each opening or recess can have anypredetermined shape and size. Each opening or recess can be disposed atany predetermined location on and in any predetermined direction fromthe hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents.

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can have

-   -   at least one separate bundler and/or    -   at least one attached or integrated bundler        disposed at any predetermined location(s) thereon, in any        predetermined direction(s) therefrom.

For example, the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can haveat least one separate loop, clasp, the like, the other, or theequivalent and/or at least one attached loop, clasp, the like, theother, or the equivalent for bundling hair.

For example, the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can haveone, two, three, four, five, or six elastic loops attached or integratedto its base(s).

For example, an equivalent fashioner, equivalent to the equivalentfashioner in FIG. 23A can comprise the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 25Eexcept that, the base does not have opening or recess 110. Instead, thebase is solid.

For example, the equivalent fashioner in FIGS. 25A or 25B can furthercomprise two separate elastic loops. When bundling hair, each of the twoseparate elastic loops can stay above , between (e.g., in FIG. 25A), orunder (e.g., in FIG. 25B) the two attached elastic loops to createdifferent hair volumes of unique, attractive hair styles.

For example, the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can beworn, floating over or resting on a head, to create different gap sizes,to create different hair volumes.

For example, the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 25E can further comprisetwo separate elastic loops, each of which bundles at least one hairlock. When the attached elastic loop bundles the at least one hair lock,its resilient force automatically bundles the two separate elastic loopsgenerally into opening or recess 110, so that the base, functioning asan attacher or a retainer, attaches or secures the two separate elasticloops to the equivalent fashioner. As a result, the base, alsofunctioning as an attacher or a retainer, attaches or secures the twoseparate elastic loops and, therefore, hair to the equivalent fashioner.

For example, FIG. 25G illustrates an equivalent fashioner equivalent tothe equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A. The equivalent fashioner issimilar to the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 25E except that, it,further, comprises:

-   -   at least one predetermined retainer such as a tooth or hook 111        attached or integrated thereto, at any predetermined location        thereon, in any predetermined direction therefrom, for at least        one of the at least one predetermined bundler, hair, etc. to be        hooked thereon and/or therethrough to be attached thereto,        and/or    -   at least one addition bundler such as an elastic loop 113 (which        is equivalent to teeth or hooks 48 in FIG. 6G or elastic loop 83        in FIG. 8C) attached or integrated thereto, for bundling hair        (for example, for bundling hair loop(s) and/or hair tail(s)).

The tip of any predetermined retainer can be enlarged, bent, curved, orotherwise shaped, in any predetermined direction therefrom.

For example, the tip 112 of the tooth or hook 111 in FIG. 25G can beenlarged or curved to secure bundler(s), hair, etc. on the tooth or hook111 more securely.

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can be made in at leastone color.

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can be made integrallyor separately (modular or in sections).

The curvature of any part and/or portion of the hair fashioner and/orany of its equivalents can match or not match the curvature of a user'shead.

The cross section of any part and/or portion of the hair fashionerand/or any of its equivalents can have any predetermined shape and size.

Any part and/or portion of the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents can have any predetermined shape and size.

For example, any part and/or portion of the hair fashioner and/or any ofits equivalents can be solid, hollow, perforated, having opening orrecess, the like, the other, the equivalent, or a combination of atleast two of the above.

For example, in FIG. 25E, the base is perforated to create opening orrecess 110.

For example, the cross section of a portion or an entirety of any base,retainer, operator, coupler, bundler, or attacher of the hair fashionerand/or any of its equivalents can be generally round, generally oval,generally triangular, generally rectangular, generally square, generallytrapezoidal, generally hollow, generally solid, or generally arched.

For example, FIGS. 26A-26H illustrate some examples of any part and/orportion of the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents, such as, aportion or an entirety of any base, retainer, operator, coupler,bundler, or attacher, which can have a shape selected from a groupconsisting of: wave(s), butterfly(s), bow(s), water drop(s), bulb(s),oval(s), interleaved or opposite teeth or hook(s), ring(s),rectangle(s), circle(s), triangle(s), square(s), moon(s), the like, theother, the equivalent, and a combination of at least two of the above.

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can have at least onebundler to be attached or integrated thereto to create at least onebundling opening between the at least one bundler and the hair fashionerand/or any of its equivalents, for hair to be inserted therethrough tobe bundled therein. Each bundling opening can have any predeterminedshape and size. Each bundling opening can be disposed at anypredetermined location on the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents, in any predetermined direction from the hair fashionerand/or any of its equivalents.

For example, similar to FIGS. 17B and 25F, the hair fashioner and/or anyof its equivalents can have at least one attacher such as a plurality ofopenings or recesses for at least one bundler such as at least oneelastic loop to be hooked thereon and/or therethrough to create at leastone bundling opening (e.g., 1, 2, 3 bundling openings, etc.) between theat least one elastic loop and the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents. Each of the at least one bundling opening is similar toeither one of the bundling openings in FIG. 17B or of bundling openings109 in FIG. 25F.

The unique hair method and/or any of its equivalents can comprise anycombination of any step(s) from the unique hair method and/or any of itsequivalents.

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can comprise anycombination of any part(s) and/or portion(s) from the hair fashionerand/or any of its equivalents.

Any part and/or portion of the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents can be attached or integrated to any part(s) and/orportion(s) of the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents, at anypredetermined location thereon, in any predetermined directiontherefrom, in any predetermined way, releasably or permanently.

Any part and/or portion of the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents can be worn partially or fully hidden or exposed.

Any part and/or portion of the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents can comprise and/or can be replaced with and/or can exchangeposition with and/or can function like any part(s) and/or portion(s) ofthe hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents.

For example, FIG. 27A illustrates the end view of an equivalentfashioner equivalent to the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A. Theequivalent fashioner comprises a base, two retainers (one attached orintegrated to an edge of the base, and another one attached orintegrated to the body of the base), and at least one attached bundlersuch as two elastic loops hooked on the edge(s) and/or side(s) of thebase to be attached to the base (the base also functions as anattacher). The unique hair method applied in FIG. 23A can be applied toeither one of the two elastic loops or both, to create unique,attractive hair styles. Further, if desired, the equivalent fashionercan comprise at least one separate bundler such as two separate elasticloops 120. When bundling hair, the two elastic loops secure loops 120.

For example, the equivalent fashioner in FIGS. 25A, 25B, or 25C can,further, comprise at least one separate bundler such as two separateelastic loops for bundling hair.

For example, FIG. 27B illustrates the end view of an equivalentfashioner equivalent to the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A. Theequivalent fashioner comprises a base, a retainer attached or integratedto the body of the base, and at least one attached bundler such as twoelastic loops hooked on the edge(s) and/or side(s) of the base to beattached to the base (the base also functions as an attacher). Theunique hair method applied in FIG. 23A can be applied to either one ofthe two elastic loops or both, to create unique, attractive hair styles.

Further, if desired, the equivalent fashioner can comprise at least oneseparate bundler such as two separate elastic loops 121 for bundlinghair.

For example, FIG. 27C illustrates the end view of an equivalentfashioner equivalent to the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A. Theequivalent fashioner comprises a base, and at least one attached bundlersuch as two elastic loops hooked on the edge(s) and/or side(s) of thebase to be attached to the base (the base also functions as anattacher). The unique hair method applied in FIG. 23A can be applied toeither one of the two elastic loops or both, to create unique,attractive hair styles.

Further, if desired, the equivalent fashioner can comprise at least oneseparate bundler such as two separate elastic loops for bundling hair.

Further, if desired, the equivalent fashioner can comprise at least oneretainer such as the edge(s) and/or side(s) of the base for securinghair (the base also functions as a retainer).

For example, FIG. 27D illustrates an equivalent fashioner equivalent tothe equivalent fashioner in FIG. 23A. The equivalent fashioner comprisesa base having an opening therein running its full length (the base is atube), and at least one attached bundler such as a number-8-shapeelastic loop or two elastic loops hooked through the opening in the baseto be attached to the base (the base also functions as an attacher). Theunique hair method applied in FIG. 23A can be applied to the elasticloop(s), to create unique, attractive hair styles. Further, if desired,the equivalent fashioner can comprise at least one separate bundler suchas two separate elastic loops for bundling hair.

For example, either a partial or whole base, a partial or wholeretainer, a partial or whole operator, a partial or whole coupler, apartial or whole bundler, or a partial or whole attacher of the hairfashioner and/or any of its equivalents can comprise and/or can bereplaced with and/or can exchange position with and/or can function likeeither a partial or whole base, a partial or whole retainer, a partialor whole operator, a partial or whole coupler, a partial or wholebundler, or a partial or whole attacher of the hair fashioner and/or anyof its equivalents.

For example, either a partial or whole base, a partial or wholeretainer, a partial or whole operator, a partial or whole coupler, apartial or whole bundler, or a partial or whole attacher of the hairfashioner and/or any of its equivalents can comprise and/or can bereplaced with and/or can exchange position with and/or can function likeeither hook, ring, clamp, knot, ridge, surface, side, edge, tooth,snap-lock, press-lock, rivet, end, ring, tip, hinge, spring-loadedhinge, coiled or annular spring, snap-locking pin, pin, spring, latch,loop, string, magnet, clasp, latch, strap, glue, lock, opening, recess,the like, the other, the equivalent, or a combination of at least two ofthe above.

For example, a coupler, equivalent to both hinge 50 and levers 52 in thefirst example, can replace them. The coupler can comprise a magnet and ametal piece, each attached to one of bases 46 with attaching device,such as glue. The magnet can be releasably attached to the metal pieceto releasably couple bases 46 together.

For example, any bundler of the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents can comprise at least one elastic loop. To be attached tothe hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents:

-   -   the at least one elastic loop can be wrapped on, hooked on,        hooked through, tied to, glued on, attached or integrated to,        and/or otherwise secured to any part and/or portion of the hair        fashioner and/or any of its equivalents; and/or    -   the ends of the at least one elastic loop can be attached to        each other by being wrapped on, hooked on, hooked through, tied        to, glued on, attached or integrated to, and/or otherwise        secured to each other.

For example, a bundler of the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents can comprise at least one elastic loop. To be attached tothe hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents:

-   -   the at least one elastic loop can be wrapped on, hooked on,        hooked through, tied to, glued on, attached or integrated to,        and/or otherwise secured to the hair fashioner and/or any of its        equivalents in any predetermined way, and/or    -   the ends of the at least one elastic loop are attached or        integrated to each other in any predetermined way (for example,        by being wrapped on, hooked on, hooked through, tied to, glued        on, attached or integrated to (for example, using s hook, c        hook, o hook, j hook, etc.), and/or otherwise secured to each        other or one another).

For example, a base, a retainer, an operator, a coupler, a bundler, oran attacher of the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents canfunction as a base, a retainer, an operator, a coupler, a bundler, or anattacher (e.g., in FIG. 27C, the base functions as an attacher for atleast one bundler to be hooked thereon to be attached thereto).

Any of the unique, attractive hair styles can be styled and/or bundledand/or disposed and/or secured at any predetermined location on a head,in any predetermined direction from a head (for example, upside down,right side up, upwards, downwards, inwards, outwards, sidewards,parallel, longitudinally, diagonally, horizontally, on its side(s),and/or on its edge(s)).

Any of the unique, attractive hair styles can be styled and/or bundledand/or disposed and/or secured at any predetermined location on the hairfashioner and/or any of its equivalents, in any predetermined directionfrom the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents (for example,upside down, right side up, upwards, downwards, inwards, outwards,sidewards, parallel, longitudinally, diagonally, horizontally, on itsside(s), and/or on its edge(s)).

Any hair lock of any of the unique, attractive hair styles can be styledand/or bundled and/or disposed and/or secured at any predeterminedlocation on a head, in any predetermined direction from a head (forexample, upside down, right side up, upwards, downwards, inwards,outwards, sidewards, parallel, longitudinally, diagonally, horizontally,on its side(s), and/or on its edge(s)).

Any hair lock of any of the unique, attractive hair styles can be styledand/or bundled and/or disposed and/or secured at any predeterminedlocation on the hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents, in anypredetermined direction from the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents (for example, upside down, right side up, upwards,downwards, inwards, outwards, sidewards, parallel, longitudinally,diagonally, horizontally, on its side(s), and/or on its edge(s)).

Any hair lock of any of the unique, attractive hair styles can be styled(e.g., can be bundled at least once and/or disposed at least once and/orsecured at least once) to create at least one hair loop and/or at leastone hair tail.

Any hair loop and/or hair tail from any hair lock of any of the unique,attractive hair styles can be worn partially or fully hidden or exposed,at any predetermined location on a head, in any predetermined directionfrom a head (for example, upside down, right side up, upwards,downwards, inwards, outwards, sidewards, parallel, longitudinally,diagonally, horizontally, on its side(s), and/or on its edge(s)).

Any hair loop and/or hair tail from any hair lock of any of the unique,attractive hair styles can be worn partially or fully hidden or exposed,at any predetermined location on the hair fashioner and/or any of itsequivalents, in any predetermined direction from the hair fashionerand/or any of its equivalents (for example, upside down, right side up,upwards, downwards, inwards, outwards, sidewards, parallel,longitudinally, diagonally, horizontally, on its side(s), and/or on itsedge(s)).

For example, FIG. 23C illustrates an example of the unique, attractivehair styles with hair locks coming from the opposite halves of a head,and the hair loop(s) and/or hair tail(s) is hidden.

For example, FIG. 23D illustrates an example of the unique, attractivehair styles with hair locks coming from the opposite sides of a head,and the hair tails are exposed downwards.

For example, any of the unique, attractive hair styles can be created,so that at least one hair loop and/or at least one hair tail is exposedupwards, outwards, sidewards, etc. (for example, the hair tails in FIGS.4D and 5E are exposed upwards).

For example, the hair loops in FIG. 4C are exposed sidewards; the hairtails in FIG. 5D are exposed sidewards; the hair tail in FIG. 21 isexposed sidewards.

For example, FIG. 28 illustrates a hair lock bundled sidewards ordiagonally while styling hair.

For example, in FIGS. 8B and 8C, instead of being inserted through onebundling opening in the illustrated direction, each hair lock can beinserted through at least one bundling opening in any predetermineddirection to be bundled therein (e.g., each hair lock in FIGS. 8B and 8Ccan be inserted through one bundling opening in the opposite directionfrom the one illustrated therein).

For example, similar to the hair styles in FIGS. 6H, 22C, 23C, etc.,FIG. 29 illustrates an example of the unique, attractive hair stylescreated by either one of the equivalent fashioners in FIGS. 8B and 8C(the section of two elastic loops 99 between the bases in FIG. 8B orelastic loop 82 between the bases in FIG. 8C bridges the gap and bundleshair between opposite hair locks, creating a unique u-shape-hair-lockstyle, never possible before).

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can be worn, at anypredetermined location on a head, in any predetermined direction from ahead (for example, upside down, right side up, upwards, downwards,inwards, outwards, sidewards, parallel, longitudinally, diagonally,horizontally, on its side(s), and/or on its edge(s)).

The hair fashioner and/or any of its equivalents can style and/or bundleand/or dispose and/or secure at least one hair lock from anypredetermined location on a head, in any predetermined direction from ahead (for example, upside down, right side up, upwards, downwards,inwards, outwards, sidewards, parallel, longitudinally, diagonally,horizontally, on its side(s), and/or on its edge(s)).

For example, the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 25C can be worn upsidedown, so that retainer 107 floats over or rests on a head.

For example, the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 25C can be worn right sideup, so that at least one of base ends 108 floats over or rests on ahead.

For example, the equivalent fashioner in FIG. 25C can be worn on itsside(s) or edge(s).

In addition, the hair fashioner can also perform a variety of functionsand create a variety of hair styles found in a number of prior arts. Forexample, the hair fashioner as illustrated in FIGS. 25E, 25F,or 25G canalso invert a hair tail just like the hair-styling tool in U.S. Pat. No.5,036,870 issued Aug. 6, 1991, and can also invert a hair tail andprevent hair from going astray just like the hair-styling tool in U.S.Pat. No. 5,289,834 issued Mar. 1, 1994. Further, the hair fashioner ofthe present invention can also create eleven additional hair styleswhich have been introduced to the public by the same hair-styling toolin the U.S. Pat. No. 5,036,870 mentioned above.

In contrast, it is impossible for all the prior arts heretofore tocreate the unique, attractive styles, which can be created by the hairfashioner and/or any of its equivalents.

Accordingly, all the previously-mentioned inventions teach a user how tostyle and secure each hair lock independently. Further, by using auser's head as a securing means to secure each of the desired hairstyles, or by using additional hair-holding devices, such as pins,clips, etc. to secure each of the desired hair styles, all thepreviously-mentioned inventions have numerous disadvantages. Further,all the previously-mentioned inventions only work with substantiallylong and thick hair and substantially long and thick devices. Therefore,all the previously-mentioned inventions teach away from the presentinvention.

In contrast, the present invention teaches a user how to style andinterlock at least one hair lock so that hair interacts with itself andis self-secured, creating a wide variety of new, unique, and attractivehair styles never possible before. As a result, the present inventioneliminates the need for using a user's head as a securing means tosecure each of the desired hair styles, and also eliminates the need forusing additional hair holding devices such as pins, clips, the likes,the others, or the equivalents to secure each of the desired hairstyles. Further, the present invention can work with all short, long,thick, thin, straight, wavy hair. Further, the present invention caninstantly create different hair volumes by lifting hair up at differentlevels, instantly creating different gap sizes between hair and a head,without the needs for adding any device mass, device weight, devicelength, hair mass, hair weight, or hair length. Further, the presentinvention also accomplishes numerous additional important advantagesdescribed earlier in the section “Objects and Advantages”. Therefore,the present invention teaches away from all the previously-mentionedinventions and all the prior arts heretofore.

The difference of the present invention compared to my above-mentionedU.S. Pat. No. 5,833,335 is:

1. A hair fashioner for styling hair comprising at least one base,attaching means, and bundling means, said bundling means for bundlinghair, said attaching means for attaching said bundling means to said atleast one base at at least one predetermined location thereon to defineat least one opening between said bundling means and said at least onebase, said at least one opening for hair to be bundled therein.
 2. Thehair fashioner for styling hair of claim 1, further, comprising at leastone element, each of said at least one element selected from the groupconsisting of: bundling means separate from the hair fashioner forbundling hair, retaining means disposed at at least one predeterminedlocation on the hair fashioner for securing hair, coupling meansdisposed at at least one predetermined location on the hair fashionerfor coupling said at least one base, operating means disposed at atleast one predetermined location on the hair fashioner for someone tohold on to operate the hair fashioner, and covering means disposed at atleast one predetermined location on the hair fashioner for partially orfully covering the hair fashioner.
 3. The hair fashioner for stylinghair of claim 2, wherein, at least one portion or an entirety of thehair fashioner having a shape selected from the group consisting of:generally round shape, generally oval shape, generally triangular shape,generally rectangular shape, generally square shape, generallytrapezoidal shape, generally hollow shape, generally solid shape,generally arched shape, general shape of wave, general shape ofbutterfly, general shape of bow, general shape of water drop, generalshape of bulb, general shape of interleaved teeth, general shape ofinterleaved hooks, general shape of opposite teeth, general shape ofopposite hooks, general shape of ring, general shape of moon, and acombination of at least two of the above.
 4. The hair fashioner forstyling hair of claim 2, wherein, at least one of said retaining meanscomprising an element selected from the group consisting of: at leastone opening, at least one recess, heat, at least one edge, at least oneside, at least one surface, at least one ridge, at least one ring, atleast one tooth, at least one hook, at least one knot, at least onering, at least one end, at least one tip, at least one loop, at leastone string, at least one hinge, at least one loop, at least one string,at least one section of a loop, at least one section of a string, atleast one portion of a hinge, at least one portion of the hairfashioner, and a combination of at least two of the above.
 5. The hairfashioner for styling hair of claim 2, wherein, at least one of saidoperating means comprising an element selected from the group consistingof: at least one lever, at least one end, at least one tip, at least oneside, at least one portion of the hair fashioner, and a combination ofat least two of the above.
 6. The hair fashioner for styling hair ofclaim 2, wherein, at least one of said coupling means comprising anelement selected from the group consisting of: at least one hinge, atleast one lock, at least one latch, at least one loop, at least onestring, at least one hook, at least one magnet, at least one snap-lock,at least one snap-lock pin, at least one pin, at least one opening, atleast one recess, at least one portion of the hair fashioner, and acombination of at least two of the above.
 7. The hair fashioner forstyling hair of claim 2, wherein, at least one of said bundling meanscomprising an element selected from the group consisting of: at leastone loop, at least one string, at least one clasp, at least one latch,at least one strap, at least one portion of the hair fashioner, and acombination of at least two of the above.
 8. The hair fashioner forstyling hair of claim 2, wherein, at least one of said attaching meanscomprising an element selected from the group consisting of: at leastone opening, at least one recess, heat, glue, at least one lock, atleast one clamp, at least one knot, at least one ridge, at least onesurface, at least one lug, at least one spring, at least one pin, atleast one screw, at least one edge, at least one side, at least onering, at least one tooth, at least one hook, at least one snap-lock, atleast one press-lock, at least one rivet, at least one loop, at leastone string, at least one hinge, at least one loop, at least one string,at least one section of a loop, at least one section of a string, atleast one portion of a hinge, at least one portion of the hairfashioner, and a combination of at least two of the above.
 9. The hairfashioner for styling hair of claim 1, further, comprising an elementattached or integrated thereto, said element selected from the groupconsisting of: at least one relief, at least one opening, at least onerecess, at least one artificial hair lock, at least one real hair lock,at least one device, at least one scarf, at least one inscription, atleast one carving, at least one decal, at least one decoration, at leastone ornament, at least one printing, at least one embossing, at leastone ridge, at least one ring, at least one tooth, at least one hook, anda combination of at least two of the above.
 10. The hair fashioner forstyling hair of claim 1, wherein, the hair fashioner made of at leastone material, each of said at least one material selected from the groupconsisting of: copper, bronze, steel, paper, leather, iron, rubber,foam, cork, metal, cardboard, wood, fabric, cotton, vinyl, nylon,plastic, polypropylene, aluminum, tin, elastic material, and acombination of at least two of the above.
 11. The hair fashioner forstyling hair of claim 1, wherein, said attaching means releasablyattaching at least one portion of said attached bundling means to saidat least one base.
 12. A method for styling hair, providing a pluralityof hair locks and a hair fashioner, the hair fashioner comprising atleast one base, attaching means, bundling means separate from said atleast one base, bundling means attached to said at least one base at atleast one predetermined location thereon by said attaching means, andretaining means disposed at at least one predetermined location on thehair fashioner, the method comprising at least one step, each of said atleast one step selected from the group consisting of: bundling said hairlocks with said separate bundling means; and bundling said hair lockswith said attached bundling means; whereby an interlocking-hair-lockstyle is created with said at least one base bridging a gap between saidhair locks.
 13. The method for styling hair of claim 12, wherein, saidat least one base comprising two bases, providing two levers andcoupling means disposed at at least one predetermined location on thehair fashioner so that said coupling means couples said two bases andsaid two bases open or close when external force is applied on orremoved from said two levers, the method, further, comprising at leastone step, each of said at least one step selected from the groupconsisting of: disposing said hair locks between elements of the hairfashioner; and securing said hair locks with said two bases.
 14. Themethod for styling hair of claim 13, further, comprising at least onestep, each of said at least one step selected from the group consistingof: braiding said hair locks; and twisting said hair locks.
 15. Themethod for styling hair of claim 12, wherein, the hair fashionerfloating over a head.
 16. The method for styling hair of claim 12,wherein, the hair fashioner resting on a head.
 17. The method forstyling hair of claim 12, wherein, each of said hair locks styled to bein a direction selected from the group consisting of: upside down, rightside up, upwards, downwards, inwards, outwards, sidewards, parallel,longitudinally, diagonally, horizontally, on its side, on its edge, anda combination of at least two of the above.
 18. The method for stylinghair of claim 12, wherein, each of said hair locks styled to create anelement selected from the group consisting of: at least one hair looppartially hidden, at least one hair loop fully hidden, at least one hairtail partially hidden, at least one hair tail fully hidden, at least onehair loop partially exposed, at least one hair loop fully exposed, atleast one hair tail partially exposed, at least one hair tail fullyexposed, and a combination of at least two of the above.
 19. A methodfor styling hair, providing a plurality of hair locks and a hairfashioner, the hair fashioner comprising two bases, coupling means,attaching means, bundling means separate from said two bases, bundlingmeans attached to said two bases at at least one predetermined locationthereon by said attaching means so that at least one portion of saidattached bundling means bridges a gap between said two bases, andretaining means disposed at predetermined location on the hairfashioner, the method comprising at least one step, each of said atleast one step selected from the group consisting of: bundling said hairlocks with said separate bundling means; bundling said hair locks withsaid attached bundling means; disposing said hair locks by turning saidtwo bases in opposite directions; and securing said hair locks bycoupling said two bases with said coupling means or by coupling saidattached bundling means, whereby a u-shape hair style is created withthe at least one portion of said attached bundling means bridging a gapbetween said hair locks.
 20. The method for styling hair of claim 19,further, comprising at least one step, each of said at least one stepselected from the group consisting of: braiding said hair locks; andtwisting said hair locks.